Looks like it. It's just a library pic.
I like the Dunlop Nylon. Started with 0.46mm (really light) and settled with 0.83mm medium.
I always put a hole in with a hole punch. Never dropped one and it helps prevent it from migrating when strumming.
I have a few lovely wooden ones which are great for single notes but I can't strum with anything stiffer than medium. Technique problem!
Talking of picks...I took my 'travel' guitar (cheap Affinity Tele) away with me last night as I was stuck in a hotel. I'd forgotten to grab a pick from my tin (I prefer Dunlop 0.73mm ones) but there was a 'medium' other brand one wedged across the strings. It felt so thick and unyielding that I struggled to play the usual riffs and the song I was supposed to be practicing for tonight's college.
It's not for the lack of trying other picks and thicker ones as were recommended by the tutor at college, but I just can't get on with them. Not so keen on really thin either like Hyperfish says.
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I used to always use Dunlop tortex but my kids bought me a packs of 25 tiger picks and I liked them enough I bought a 100 pack. A pack of 12 is a couple of quid
Tiger 100x Assorted Guitar Plectrums/Picks Box: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments
Quite like the Dunlop nylon standard 0.60 for strumming, less attack than tortex and standard celluloid.
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I'm gonna pass out, stay where you are, I'm coming round to disarm you!
Reevesey and Hyperfish have got it down.I reckon that a semi acoustic (eg copy of a Gibson ES335) would be a good pace to start, because it's basically an electric with just enough of a resonant wooden cavity to play OK acoustically.Choose one with a set neck (ie glued in) rather than a bolt-on.I have a really cheap Chinese Harley Benson (around £100 on eBay, or £140 new) that's my go-to everyday guitar, and it's my favourite because it has been well set up by a prof luthier.Do go to a shop and sit down and play a few.Even though you're not experienced you will discern the different feel that different guitars have, and you'll find your preference.If you buy something cheap off eBay, spend £50 - 70 having it set up - it can turn a cheapo into a real star player.Much the same thing with your amp - try some in the shop.Solid-state amps are much cheaper and more available than valve ones, but that's something you can graduate to when you get a bit further up the learning curve.
Main thing is, all this is a whole lot of fun!Lose your inhibitions when you go into a shop, don't be too self-conscious, they will fall over themselves to help you and you might even make some friends.
Go for it, and have fun!